At times she would start speaking in Spanish and a lot of times she would tell us that we should've learned the concepts in middle school and if we lived in Mexico, we would have. When you tried to ask for help, she yelled at you and ridiculed you. I ended up going to the math lab when I could, to try and understand the concepts she tried to teach.

DO NOT TAKE HER. SHE IS NOT GOING TO HELP YOU! i failed this class and taking david m's class and i like david murakami way better.

THis class was a joke. She never answered questions and would often interrupt the student asking the question and make them feel stupid. She was very unreasonable when asked to meet outside of class, rarely in office hours and NEVER responded to emails. She is impossible to understand and will openly pick on or mock students who had to miss a class

Do not take this professor. Her very foreign personality along with her superficially high expectations will drive you to the edge. Impossibly hard tests YOU WILL FAIL at least one test.

She is the worst math teacher I have ever had. She openly insults students who ask her questions. She claims that her tests are easy but they are the exact opposite. She belittles her students by saying that we should have learned this in kindergarten. I would not recommend taking any class with her. The only way to pass is to read the book.

This is the worst instructor I have ever had. Practically everyone failed the first 2 exams and she blamed the students for being lazy. She also assigned a bunch of homework over spring break when we should be resting. You can't understand her in class because her thick accent . Insults students in class. This is the worst instructor ever.

Elena takes the cake for worst teacher I've had so far. Please save yourself the trouble by taking somebody else, Her thick accent mixed with belittling comments add insult to injury. If you like cramming a months worth of lectures in the last week of class, because she cannot relegate time, take her. If not Find somebody else.

Worst teacher I've ever had! CAUTION: Boise State sometimes lists her name under Marie Velasquez, it's the same person. STAY FAR AWAY! You will fail at least 1 test. It's true what other reviewers said, she DOES insult students and yells all the time. She is VERY hard to understand and doesn't explain anything. So much HW. I had to drop the class.

Easily the worst teacher I've ever had!

Bad teacher. Avoid her at all costs. I really don't understand how a great school like Boise State, an accredited and honorable education facility, can allow such mediocrity.

Elena is a tough grader for seemingly harmless mistakes; accidentally use the wrong unit, but get the process and answer right? -1 points out of 10 for a question. Said she gave points for process but hardly did. She made it very clear what shes looking for are correct answers. Lectures are bad. Book she req'd was useless and lacked important info.

It does not matter what math class you are currently taking, do not take this teacher. I promise you that you will regret it. Taking a different teacher at a 7:30am time slot would be better than this teacher if her class works into your schedule better.

Her accent is very difficult, which makes learning things like calculus difficult. She's also extremely condescending, without providing a chance to really catch on to what she's teaching. Our class has become increasingly detached from the course because nobody can ask questions without being ripped open for it. I wouldn't advise taking her class.

Elena Velazquez was not very good at explaining anything in my Calculus I course. A lot of this course, I remembered from high school, so sometimes I had to tune her out in order to not get confused.

I did not take precalculus, and she made things seem way more difficult than they actually were. She often explained topics after the homework was due, so you had no chance to get a good grade. I just went to class and didn't listen to her, sometimes doing the homework while she was talking. The work was much easier than she made it seem.

While Elena was usually fairly nice and light hearted, there were time when she was shockingly rude to students. Her online lectures where normally not super useful and would sometimes make things needlessly complicated. What was truly unacceptable though was her not grading a large portion of my work, until after the final... AVOID AT ALL COST!

Does not give enough instruction to be able to complete the homework.

She doesn't even reply to emails. She gives youtube and kahn academy videos for lectures. I have had to take responsibility for my own learning, and do it all on my own. You would be better off in another course guys, seriously.

This class was impossible- the subject of diff eq is easy, but the professor's outrageously terrible organization of the course made it impossible to do well. Assignments were posted and due dates changed hours before they were due with no notice. Prof did not grade anything until the last week of class. Awful! Avoid at all costs.

Horrible! Take ANY other teacher. I love math, but this class made me so angry. No lectures, office hours not helpful. She's rude when answering questions. Changes things at the last minute, often shows up late or misses Zoom calls entirely. Doesn't grade anything until the last week of class. I got an A because I had a tutor/friend. Not worth it.

Just don't. If you do end up taking her go to tutoring on campus.

She does not prepare or explain what you need to do. Online classes are hellish and without explanation. You're plopped into classwork without explanation on how to do the work

she ignores her student she never answers questions very difficult class do not take it with her because she's awful

Took a calculus 1 summer course with Elena. Passed somehow but learned nothing really struggled when getting to calc 2. She was not understandable what so ever.

Literally the worst professor I have ever had. She didn't explain anything, our "notes" were essentially learning goals, AFTER the class started was when we found out we were required to attend weekly meetings, the quizzes are much more difficult than the assignments. I will never be taking one of her classes again.

I wish I had known about this website before taking this class. It would have saved me so much stress and regret.

Worst online class I have ever taken. No help whatsoever from the notes. Basically explained what you need to know and nothing on how to do it. Tests and quizzes are NOTHING like the homeworks. Also required weekly zooms for a strictly ONLINE class. Super nice lady, terrible with online classes.

She does not respond to emails. There is homework due Mon-Fri. She does not follow the same curriculum as the other calc 2 sections so you can't collaborate with other students in the tutoring center. The tutors don't understand some of the material. She doesn't grade in time so you get 0 feedback on the written homework and learning checks.

Weekly meetings for the online class never helped. Would leave the students halfway through exams after calling out every student's poor performance on tests. Explanations were never helpful when asking for help on homework. Some homework wasn't even posted until a day or two before it was due, which made completing them very frustrating.

Honestly dont know how she is not fired yet. She never responds to emails. Has homework on many different platforms and the first couple months it is so confusing. Puts the link to the homework every week but the link doesn't work therefore you cannot do it. No help whatsoever

I wish I found this page before I got stuck in this class. Please PLEASE just take this class in person do NOT make the same mistake I did. This class is needlessly complicated no real instructions problems that make zero sense. Needs a lot of work to be a useful class.

I never would have found myself writing a negative review and have been through a wide range of professors. Her class is profoundly disorganized. Navigating the class is more difficult than actually learning the calculus. She seems like a nice lady to be friends with but should not be the professor for an online class.

Elena gives incredibly difficult homework far from the standard BSU curriculum. Avoid taking her course if there are other professors available. I contacted her 4 times throughout the semester to meet during her office hours (appointment only) and didn't get an email back from her on any of the 4 separate occasions.

This is the worst teacher I've ever had the pleasure to teach me math. Don't ever take a course with her. She goes too fast and doesn't actually give helpful homework or explanations. I don't like this teacher.

Never answers emails, Hard homework not relating to lectures. Get ready to spend every day in the math tutoring lab.

Do NOT take this class or any other class with her. She doesn't respond to emails, can be very condescending/rude when talking to students, does not give clear instruction, assigns homework from the first day of class, and does not provide adequate learning materials. If you take her class be prepared to watch a lot of YouTube and Khan Academy.

Prof Velasquez constantly belittles the students. She may be trying to be funny, but it just comes across as rude, and when the response any time someone asks a question is to be met with ridicule, we stop asking questions. She blitzes through material and expects you to be on her level already before she teaches you any of the material. Avoid her!

For the first time, I found myself hating math. She moves through problems too fast, using shortcuts that can be confusing. When approached for clarity, she dismisses it as material we should already know. Feedback on exams is awful & feels passive-aggressive, my first exam was covered in question marks & no explanations. Never responds to emails

Avoid taking Calc 2 online at all costs. Insane schedule that was difficult to work around. Blazes through material without explaining any of the fundamental concepts. Belittles students and their work in front of others during meetings. Assignments were strewn across three websites, impossible to follow her workflow. Take literally anyone else.

Very Confusing, it took her a litteral 20 minutes to do one math problem, The test was 10 of those problems. Grades are confusing as she has you use 2 mathwebsites, she makes you do online math quizzes in class. Often has problems explaining and even performing math. writes everything on the whiteboard and tends to make mistakes. please avoid

I personally think that this professor made it so difficult for me to learn. I attended every lecture and felt like I wasn't learning anything. When me or my group asked questions and were having difficulty understanding she would get frustrated/irritated that we couldn't grasp the topic. She made me feel dumb and not want to learn or participate.

She is extremely belittling and expects you to "already know these things". She flat-out told students that they'd fail the final because they forgot how to do one singular problem. I tried asking a question once, and when explaining how I got my answer, she told me to "stop fighting her". The only thing that helped me was the math tutoring center.

When students ask a question, she starts yelling that we should already know how to do the math. Mind you, she has the voice of a banshee. She also yells and rants during quizzes/exams. She takes forever to put grades in. Lots of homework. 3 different sites are used. I had a LOT more to say but I only get 350 characters unfortunately. Don't take it

She forces people to ask questions but makes fun of anyone who does. She picks on everyone, walks around shouting in a shrill voice during exams, and humiliates students who make mistakes during the exam in front of everyone. It is horrific. She single-handedly created a suffocating environment. Take it next semester if you have to, not worth it.

My god. The reviews are all right. Impossible to get a hold of, and unnecessarily difficult to maneuver her class. Was clearly unaware she had been assigned a class this summer and doubles down on her poor communication when it comes to assignment due dates. Better not ask a concept question either; you better have that already down.

DON'T TAKE W/ HER! Very unorganized, hard to get a hold of-doesn't respond promptly. Multiple HW due everyday. Problems can total up to 85 A NIGHT. Expect to teach yourself-lectures and Zoom sessions are no help. Workload is overwhelming, you'll need 20+ hours a week to survive. Extra credit given but its a last-ditch effort to salvage your grade.

Did the online version of this class. Dropped it after the first week. She makes the course so confusing, does not answer emails, and just all around was not helpful at all. Everyone in the class was so confused. Do not take her and if you do make sure to not take her online.

Terrible organization and communication. I'm a 3.8 gpa student, the content was not a problem. Took 3 days to email back, announced exam dates only two days prior, Homework was never posted on Canvas, instead submitted on two different platforms. Nothing was graded on Canvas so its impossible to tell your grade or missing assignments..

I don't even know what to say. RMP took down my first review. Avoid.

I retook this for credit to improve my foundations of calculus before going to higher levels. This was awful. Homework was difficult, and she yelled at students about the test being "easy, and she could do it in 15 minutes in her head". She's disrespectful to students and does not seem to care about what she is doing. Take it in person, not online!

Do not take this class. I know it's tempting as she's the only real online option for calculus, but you'll get a better grade and save time with any other instructor. There's mandatory zoom quizzes weekly, 6 WebAssign assignments weekly, written homework, and discussion board posts. Not to mention the exams, which are their own mess. Do not take.